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Lesotho water project phase II to be completed in 2025
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II is envisaged to be completed in 2025... read
Building Materials & Equipment
SA to make more forklifts powered by hydrogen
SA to make more forklifts powered by hydrogen
Plans are underway to manufacture more forklifts powered by hydrogen following the successful launch of South Africa's first prototype hydrogen fuel cell forklift earlier this year... read
Construction & Engineering
Construction suggests property resilience
Construction suggests property resilience

Richard Gray

Newly released data, outlining the dynamics of South Africa's construction industry, provides an informative perspective of the real estate chain through tough economic times - and also indications of optimism and resilience... read
Construction settlement pact leaves BEE waters murky
Construction settlement pact leaves BEE waters murky

Mark Allix

Far from making things clearer, the government's so-called settlement agreement with seven major construction groups has further muddied the waters with regard to its proposed R4tn infrastructure spending programme over 15 years. read
Doomed to failure: Without proper planning, mega-projects cost time and money
Doomed to failure: Without proper planning, mega-projects cost time and money

Paul Fitzsimons

While fingers are pointed at mega-projects with cost and schedule challenges such as Medupi, the problem isn't unique to South Africa... read
The 9th South African Construction Awards
The 9th South African Construction Awards

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On Friday night, 7 October, over 200 guests from the South African construction industry and the UK construction industry came to witness the prestigious event which took place at Southern Sun Hotel (Tsogo Sun)... read
Motheo civils division cuts teeth on R100m can factory
Motheo civils division cuts teeth on R100m can factory
The Motheo Construction Group's newly-formed civils division is cutting its teeth on a R100m project to build a 14,000 m2 factory in Germiston, Johannesburg... read
Property Development
The Sanctuary opens in Somerset West
The Sanctuary opens in Somerset West
Anchored on the corner of the R44 and De Beers Avenue, The Sanctuary, a R400m mixed-use retail and convenience development, has opened in Somerset West... read
Sustainable Development
Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated
Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated
The 86MW Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project was officially inaugurated in the Northern Cape at a series of formal events attended by major players in the renewables energy sector... read
Four-star Green Star rating for 4 Stan Road
Four-star Green Star rating for 4 Stan Road
Number 4 Stan Road, an eight-storey office building in Sandton, has achieved both four-star Green Star SA Design and As-Built certifications from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)... read
Greenfield Industrial Park achieves industrial Green Star rating
Greenfield Industrial Park achieves industrial Green Star rating
Growthpoint Properties' Greenfield Industrial Park in Cape Town has received four-star Custom Industrial As-Built Green Star SA certification... read
GIBB greens No 5 Silo building further
GIBB greens No 5 Silo building further
Consulting engineering firm GIBB has improved the energy efficiency of the No 5 Silo building located at the Silo Precinct at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront. read
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Final unit at Ingula synchronised
Eskom on Saturday, 29 October, synchronised Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme... read
Business
Automating business processes to boost productivity in South Africa
Automating business processes to boost productivity in South Africa

Kerry Hope

Despite the grim economic predictions, South Africa's enterprise software market is growing. While Standard & Poor's has predicted that the South African economy... read
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